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10.30 am
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Prayers.
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Afterwards
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Private Business (without debate).
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Oral Questions to the Minister of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, including at 11.05 am Topical Questions.
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11.15 am
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Oral Questions to the honourable Member representing the Church Commissioners and to the honourable Member representing the
Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission.
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11.30 am
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Urgent Questions (if any); Business Question to the Leader of the House; Ministerial Statements (if any).
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Afterwards
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Draft Legislative Reform (Insolvency) (Advertising Requirements) Order 2009 (Motion to disagree) (may continue for up to three hours).
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Topical Debate: Local and regional news (may continue for up to one and a half hours).
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At the end of the sitting
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Adjournment Debate: City and Hackney Primary Care Trust and tuberculosis (Ms Diane Abbott) (until 6.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later).
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Sitting in Westminster Hall
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General Debate:
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2.30 pm
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A Surveillance Society?, Fifth Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 2007-08, HC 58, the Government’s response,
Cm 7449, and the Information Commissioner’s response, Session 2007-08, HC 1124 (until 5.30 pm).
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At 10.30 am
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Prayers
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Ministerial Statements (if any)
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Oral Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business,
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James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): What estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of assuming liability for the Royal Mail pension scheme.
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Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): What recent progress has been made in the provision of financial assistance and loan guarantees to businesses.
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Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale): What recent assessment he has made of the findings of the Hooper Report on the future of Royal Mail.
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Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): If he will discuss with Ofcom measures to increase the number of providers of broadband to the wholesale telecommunications
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): What recent assessment he has made of the future prospects of the automotive industry.
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What steps the Government is taking to assist the motor manufacturing industry and its associated businesses; and if he will
make a statement.
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Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): What representations he has received on the provision of information to small businesses on his Department's initiatives to
assist those businesses.
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Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): What recent discussions his Department has had with the private sector on the future ownership and management of Royal Mail.
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Mr John Baron (Billericay): What recent progress has been made in delivering financial assistance and loan guarantees to businesses.
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Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What steps he plans to take to enable Royal Mail to provide mail delivery services on the same basis as its competitors.
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Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): If his Department will expedite assistance to industrial projects which require bank loans of £50 million or more.
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Mr David Kidney (Stafford): What steps his Department plans to take to assist UK manufacturers to obtain orders as a result of the outcomes of the low-carbon
industrial summit.
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Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): If he will bring forward proposals to enable the Redundancy Payments Office to pay statutory redundancy payments to workers
in circumstances where companies which continue to trade are unable to make such payments.
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Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): What recent progress has been made in delivering financial assistance and loan guarantees to businesses.
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Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): What recent progress has been made in the delivery of financial assistance and loan guarantees to businesses in the West Midlands.
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Andrew George (St Ives): What steps his Department plans to take to improve consumer protection for customers of banks.
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Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): What recent discussions he has had with business organisations on the availability of finance for businesses; and if he will
make a statement.
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Topical Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
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The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
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Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
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(264489)
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Mr John Heppell (Nottingham East):
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(264490)
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Mr John Redwood (Wokingham):
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(264491)
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):
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(264492)
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Paul Rowen (Rochdale):
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(264493)
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Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):
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(264494)
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Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission and
the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners
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John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment
the Electoral Commission has made of the merits of reducing the voting age to 16.
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(264459)
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Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how much is planned to be spent by
the Churches Conservation Trust in carrying out its functions in England in 2009-10.
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(264460)
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Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how many redundant churches have been
put to alternative uses in the last five years.
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Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress has been made in discussions
between the Church of England and the Chancellor of the Exchequer on levels of value added tax charged on church repairs.
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David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church Commissioners
have made of the financial implications for the Church of England of disestablishment.
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Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what new measures
to reduce electoral fraud the Electoral Commission expects to be in place by the next General Election.
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Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent assessment
the Electoral Commission has made of levels of voting among people aged 25 and under.
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John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions the Church
Commissioners have had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on funding for the preservation of historic
churches.
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Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the
Electoral Commission is taking to ensure that nationals of other EU member states entitled to vote in elections for the European
Parliament and local authorities in the UK are informed of how to exercise their entitlement.
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(264468)
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At 11.30 am
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Urgent Questions (if any)
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Ministerial Statements (if any)
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indicates Government Business
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The Regulatory Reform Committee has reported on the draft Order in its First Report, HC 181.
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The Speaker will put the Question necessary to dispose of proceedings not later than three hours after their commencement
(Standing Order No. 18(2) and (4)).
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Debate may continue for one and a half hours (Standing Order No. 24A).
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Proposed subject: City and Hackney Primary Care Trust and tuberculosis (Ms Diane Abbott).
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Debate may continue until 6.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
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PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE
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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee
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9.00 am
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Room 10 (public)
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1.00 pm
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Further to consider the Bill.
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DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
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Fourteenth Delegated Legislation Committee
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8.55 am
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Room 9 (public)
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To consider the draft Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009.
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SELECT COMMITTEES
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Scottish Affairs
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9.00 am
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Room 15 (private)
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9.15 am
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Subject: Banking in Scotland.
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Witnesses: Royal Bank of Scotland; Lloyds Banking Group (at 10.15 am).
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Health
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9.30 am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
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10.00 am
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Subject: Patient Safety.
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Witnesses: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and National Patient Safety Agency; Professor Lord Darzi
of Denham KBE, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ann Keen MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Sir Liam Donaldson
KB, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health (at 10.45 am).
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Public Administration
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9.45 am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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10.00 am
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(public)
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Subject: Leaks and Whistleblowing in Whitehall.
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Witnesses: Katharine Gun, Dr Brian Jones and Derek Pasquill; Carne Ross (at 11.15 am).
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Finance and Services
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9.50 am
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Room 13 (private)
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Culture, Media and Sport
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10.00 am
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Room 16 (private)
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Energy and Climate Change
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10.00 am
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Aberdeen City Council, Town House, Aberdeen (private)
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10.10 am
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(public)
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Subject: UK Offshore Oil and Gas.
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Witnesses: Professor Alexander Kemp, University of Aberdeen; Malcolm Webb, Chief Executive Officer; Paul Dymond, Operations
Director and Mike Tholen, Economics Director, Oil and Gas UK (at 11.00 am).
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Treasury
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1.00 pm
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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1.15 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Banking Crisis.
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Witness: Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
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A.
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Business for the period ending on Friday 27 March
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This section includes the business announced by the Leader of the House (which may be changed up to the rising of the House
on the day before it is to be taken and is therefore provisional).
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B.
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Business to be taken at sittings in Westminster Hall
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C.
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Remaining Orders and Notices
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This section consists of items of business set down formally for today but not expected to be taken today. (These may include items included in the business statement and therefore listed
in Part A.).
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D.
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Other future business
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This section consists of items of business set down for specific days after Friday 27 March.
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E.
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Business to be taken in European Committees
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This section consists of European Union Documents to be considered in European Committees.
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Notices of Written Ministerial Statements
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This section consists of Notices of Ministerial Statements to be made in writing on the days indicated.
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Member in charge: Mr David Heath
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Member in charge: Sir Paul Beresford
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Member in charge: Mr Andrew Dismore
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Member in charge: Mr Paul Burstow
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Member in charge: Susan Kramer
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Member in charge: David Mundell
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Member in charge: Dr Evan Harris
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Member in charge: Mr Stephen Crabb
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Member in charge: Willie Rennie
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Member in charge: Mr Christopher Chope
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Member in charge: Mr Christopher Chope
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Member in charge: Mr Tim Boswell
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Member in charge: Mr Tim Boswell
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9.30 am - 11.00 am
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Mr James Gray
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Rural economy during the recession.
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11.00 am - 12.30 pm
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Siobhain McDonagh
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Sri Lanka and the Commonwealth.
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12.30 pm–1.00 pm
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Mr Mark Lancaster
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Commuter services on the West Coast Main Line.
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1.00 pm–1.30 pm
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Mr Ian Cawsey
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Government support for the steel industry.
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1.30 pm–2.00 pm
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Mr Philip Hollobone
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Proposals for a university for North Northamptonshire.
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9.30 am - 11.00 am
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Andrew Mackinlay
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Protection of Ashraf residents under the Geneva Convention.
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11.00 am - 11.30 am
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Mr Roger Godsiff
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Hajj pilgrims and UK tour operators.
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The sitting will be suspended from 11.30 am to 2.30 pm
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2.30 pm–4.00 pm
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Dr John Pugh
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Building Colleges for the Future programme.
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4.00 pm - 4.30 pm
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Paul Rowen
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Asbestos in schools.
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4.30 pm–5.00 pm
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Kerry McCarthy
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Livestock industry and its effect on climate change.
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The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments has drawn the special attention of the House to the Instrument in its Seventh
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Member in charge: Dr Evan Harris
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Member in charge: Mr Stephen Crabb
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Member in charge: Willie Rennie
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Member in charge: Mr Christopher Chope
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Member in charge: Malcolm Wicks
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Member in charge: Mrs Caroline Spelman
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Member in charge: Mr Andrew Dismore
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Member in charge: Mr Christopher Chope
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Member in charge: Mr Christopher Chope
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Member in charge: John Robertson
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Member in charge: Mr Peter Ainsworth
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Member in charge: Mr Jim Cunningham
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Member in charge: Mr Andrew Dismore
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Member in charge: Mr Martin Caton
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Member in charge: Dr Alan Whitehead
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Member in charge: John Bercow
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Member in charge: Mr Andrew Dismore
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Member in charge: Mr Christopher Chope
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Member in charge: Mr Russell Brown
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Member in charge: Mr Andrew Dismore
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Member in charge: Mr Christopher Chope
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Member in charge: Mr Michael Mates
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Member in charge: Mr Andrew Dismore
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Member in charge: Mr Christopher Chope
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Member in charge: Miss Anne McIntosh
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Member in charge: Mr Jeremy Browne
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Member in charge: Helen Southworth
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Member in charge: Mr Andrew Dismore
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Member in charge: Mr Andrew Dismore
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Member in charge: Mr Andrew Dismore
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Member in charge: Mr Andrew Dismore
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Member in charge: Mr William Cash
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Member in charge: Ann Clwyd
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Member in charge: Mr Andrew Dismore
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Date and time of consideration to be arranged.
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To be considered at 4.30 pm on 30 March 2009.
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Relevant European Union Documents:
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5318/08: Commission Report: 2007 Annual Report on PHARE, Turkey Pre-Accession, CARDS and transition facility
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14904/08: Commission Annual Report on the Instrument for Structural Policy for Pre-Accession (ISPA) in 2007
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6380/09: Special Report No. 12/2008 on the Instrument for Structural Policy for Pre-Accession (ISPA) in 2000–2006, together
the Commission’s replies.
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To be considered at 4.30 pm on 23 March 2009.
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Date and time of consideration to be arranged.
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Date and time of consideration to be arranged.
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2.30 pm–5.30 pm
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A Surveillance Society?, Fifth Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 2007-08, HC 58, the Government’s response,
Cm 7449, and the Information Commissioner’s response, Session 2007-08, HC 1124 (until 5.30 pm).
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Subject
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Questions for oral answer and other business to be taken today
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Notices of Written Ministerial Statements
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Future Business
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Sitting in Westminster Hall
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59
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Questions set down for answer on future days
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Questions Book
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Notices of Questions tabled on Wednesday 18 March
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Private Business
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Early Day Motions
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Votes and Proceedings
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Notices of Amendments (Consideration of Bill) (Coroners and Justice Bill)
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Notices of Amendments (Public Bill Committee) (Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill)
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